Gîtes play a large role in French holiday accommodations, even though hotels are a lot more cheaper than those in other countries. The gîtes are typical French holiday accommodations located in the countryside with old world furniture. Often the landlord lives on the premises. Gîtes are vacation rentals, bed and breakfast hostels, boarding-houses
with half or full-board, serving typical French meals, they are stages for bikers, horse-riders,
wanderers, they might even be campsites in the countryside.Each Gîte is different
and are classified depending on their facilities:- Gîte, Chambre
d'Hôte, Gîte d'Étape and Gîte Rural or campsite.
Vacation Rentals
Tourist Offices
Camping
Hotels Gîtes
Vacation rental cottages of the département l'Herault
The gîtes, chambre and table d'hôte have furnished guest rooms with nice
furniture, shower or bathroom (sometimes only basins with cold and hot
water). Breakfast and typical regional meals are served. In general, they resemble bed and breakfast.
For the last few years, vacation rentals and holiday homes have also been classified as gîtes, meaning that many French people renovate their country cottages and rent them out as holiday homes. Gîtes - without meals or self-boarding - are typical
of the Roussillon.
The Gîte d'Étappe (or Paysan) are countryside homes, which are offered to cyclists, wanderers or motorbikers. They may be rented out on a daily or
weekly basis with or without meals.
Gîtes Rurale or Fermes are simple lodgings, sometimes even campsites in a nice landscape, in a vineyard, a farm or just located in a beautiful spot.
